Executive Development Programme in Consulting Leadership Excellence: Next-Gen

• Executive Presence & Personal Branding: Developing a strong executive presence and personal brand is crucial for consulting leaders to establish credibility, influence, and trust with clients and teams. This unit covers key aspects of communication, appearance, and behavior that contribute to a powerful leadership brand. • Strategic Thinking & Decision Making: Consulting leaders must be able to think strategically and make informed decisions that align with their clients' goals and objectives. This unit explores various strategic thinking models, frameworks, and tools, as well as decision-making techniques that enable leaders to analyze complex situations, evaluate alternatives, and choose the best course of action. • Change Management & Leadership: Change is a constant in consulting projects, and consulting leaders must be adept at managing and leading change initiatives. This unit covers the key principles of change management, including stakeholder engagement, communication, resistance management, and feedback loops, to ensure successful implementation and adoption of changes. • Emotional Intelligence & Leadership: Emotional intelligence is a critical component of effective leadership, particularly in consulting, where leaders must navigate complex interpersonal dynamics and relationships. This unit examines the five elements of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills) and provides strategies for developing and applying emotional intelligence in consulting leadership. • Innovation & Creativity: Consulting leaders must be able to think creatively and innovatively to solve complex problems and generate value for their clients. This unit explores various methods and techniques for fostering creativity, such as design thinking, brainstorming, and lateral thinking, as well as strategies for implementing and scaling innovative solutions. • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential considerations for consulting leaders, who must create and maintain an inclusive workplace culture that values and respects diverse perspectives and experiences. This unit covers the business case for DEI, the challenges and opportunities of DEI in consulting, and strategies for promoting DEI in leadership practices. • Team Leadership & Development: Consulting leaders must be able to lead and develop high-performing teams that can deliver exceptional results for their clients. This unit covers various team leadership models, such as transformational leadership, servant leadership, and adaptive leadership, as well as strategies for developing team